Lot's of coaches and GM's being fired. The era of paitence is over.
To put us in the proper mood, review the epic video by The Drowning Pool, "Let The bodies Hit The Floor":
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1sqwq_drowning-pool-the-bodies-hit-the-fl_music
Alright then. I was going to go through the firings, but there's so many, it would take forever. Andy Reid, No surprise. I've joked all year about how Norv Turner got fired last year... Well, he finally got fired.
The most eyebrow-raising firing had to be Mike Reinfeldt, Senior VP & COO of the Tennessee Titans. Last year, he was elevated to that position, where he's more in charge of the financials, and they brought in a GM to run the team. Packer fans may recall, he was a highly placed executive with us during the Ron Wolf years, and was well thought of by many. Anyways, he was fired yesterday, but he didn't know it. He literally was at his desk working when TV & media reported his firing. People in the building wandered over to his office to offer their condolences, and found him sitting at his desk working, having no idea he'd been fired. Nice. Real nice.
It was suggested by a Titans blogger that Bud Adams, 90 year old owner of the Titans, may have been unaware that Reinfeldt was no longer the GM of football operations... Whoa.... Wow. All I can say is, wow. So the GM and Mike Mullarkey (HC) will stay, but Reinfeldt is out. Someone feel free to email me & explain how that makes any sense...
Cheerleader Update:
Broncos Cheerleaders had plenty to cheer about... Broncos have a bye.
Rams Cheerleaders, not so much. The did beat the 49ers and tie the 49ers this year though.... I would like to schedule a special consultation with them, to figure out how WE will beat the 49ers....
(And before you send me those emails, look: We're beating the Vikings Saturday. We are. Book it. Money line the Packers in this one, and pay off your Christmas bills.)
(Editor's Note: You HOPE we are....)
Season's Championship:
Well, some goofball named Patrick686 won the Seasons championship. Wait, that's me!!! Bwahh hah haha! Amazing.
You might recall, Ardita, die hard Bears fan, won the Season the last TWO years. I challenged you people last year to pick better, and not let him win a 3rd time. Geez, do I have to do everything myself??? Kidding, many of you did beat Ardita for the season...
Still quite an accomplishment, never been done before in this pool. I have a lot of fun with Ardita, and his Bears fandom, but seriously, as his reign as OUR FEARLESS LEADER comes to an end, I tip my cap to you sir. Back to back, that's amazing.
Now I will wear the Crown... for a year, I'll enjoy it. I have no grand delusions of repeating.... I think that's a feat, like Cal Ripken, that will never be broken.
By the way, Smitty201 made a furious charge Sunday, to tie Monjon for 2nd place. You see in the standings Smitty201 is 2, Monjon is 3. Tiebreaker differential is the first tiebreaker. So, when you put those points on Monday Night Football, uhh, that matters.
Seriously, after 17 weeks, who woulda thunk it!?!?!? Who would think we'd need a tiebreaker for the season!!! Unbelievable.
NFL MVP: My NFL MVP is Adrian Peterson. How is it not him??? A dominating performance against the Pack. Dominant all year, coming off a complete knee reconstruction. Go ahead and email me your case for Peyton Manning, but I'll tell you right now, you're wrong. The Broncos and Tim Tebow went into the playoffs last year and beat the vaunted Steelers, without Peyton Manning. They were good before he ever showed up. The Vikings were horrible without Peterson. Horrible. Thus, he must be your MVP.
Alleged "Experts"
I do this every year, I like to see how the handicappers in our pool measure up to the highly paid analysts who do this on TV and the internet. For the first time in a long time, several pundits did outpick us. Take a look:
Wickersham, ESPN 179-77
Mortensen, ESPN 178-78
Mike Silver, Yahoo Sports 175-81
Patrick686, CPP 170-85-1
Chris Carter, ESPN 169-87
Monjon, CPP 168-87-1
Phanatic Philly Phan, CPP 168-87-1
Yahoo Users 168-88
Smitty201, CPP 167-88-1
Gregslo, CPP 167-88-1
Leo Woods, CPP 167-88-1
Mike Florio, Profootballtalk 163-88-1
And hey, even Bulldogs Rule, down at 152-103-1, were about as good as Keyshawn Johnson at ESPN, who was 154-102, but really was 153-102-1 with the tie. So, congrats to everyone. Nice job. Nobody embarassed themselves.
There you have it. The 2012 regular season is complete.
As Bruce Willis so famously said in the movie "The Siege", "I intend to finish this operation and be back on base in time for the Playoffs."
I suggest you do the same!
